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| Tel Aviv building collapse: At least two dead after crane collapses in Israel | Tel Aviv building collapse: At least two dead after crane collapses in Israel |
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| At least two people have died after a crane collapsed onto a nearby structure in Tel Aviv, Israel. | At least two people have died after a crane collapsed onto a nearby structure in Tel Aviv, Israel. |
| Police said four people were still missing and believed trapped under the debris. | Police said four people were still missing and believed trapped under the debris. |
| Twenty people were treated for injuries after rescue teams were called on Monday to a four-storey car park under construction in the Ramat Hachayal district. | Twenty people were treated for injuries after rescue teams were called on Monday to a four-storey car park under construction in the Ramat Hachayal district. |
| Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the incident but a fire brigade spokesperson said part of the three-storey structure had initially collapsed, causing a crane to fall and bring down more of the partially-completed parking building. | Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the incident but a fire brigade spokesperson said part of the three-storey structure had initially collapsed, causing a crane to fall and bring down more of the partially-completed parking building. |
| "When I arrived at the scene I encountered injured people who had extricated themselves from the construction site, where a roof apparently collapsed on top of a parking lot," Moshe Levy, a volunteer paramedic told Haaretz. | "When I arrived at the scene I encountered injured people who had extricated themselves from the construction site, where a roof apparently collapsed on top of a parking lot," Moshe Levy, a volunteer paramedic told Haaretz. |
| "While we were administering first aid we received reports there were still people trapped inside." | "While we were administering first aid we received reports there were still people trapped inside." |
| Local politician Eli Alalouf, chairman of the Knesset Labour Committe, said: "I am shocked at the reports of the difficult incident at the Tel Aviv construction site. We have cautioned against such nightmares as that unfolding before our eyes," | Local politician Eli Alalouf, chairman of the Knesset Labour Committe, said: "I am shocked at the reports of the difficult incident at the Tel Aviv construction site. We have cautioned against such nightmares as that unfolding before our eyes," |
| The neighbourhood is home to many hi-tech businesses, restaurants and a hospital. | The neighbourhood is home to many hi-tech businesses, restaurants and a hospital. |